Sink-shelf.



A. P. GURTISS.

- SINK SHELF.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1912.

1,095,312. Patented May 5, 19%

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ALICE P. CURTISS, OF BATAVIA, NEW YORK.

SINK-SHELF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1914.

Application filed September 25, 1912. Serial No. 722,327.

To all whom it may cone-em:

Be it known that I, ALICE P. GURTIss, a citizen of the United States,residing at Batavia, in the county of Genesee, State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sink-Shelves; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sink shelves of the type adapted to supportsoap and other material in a convenient position with respect to thesink.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a sink shelfwhich is adapted to be detachably supported by the sink and which willbe simple in construction, efficient in use and which may bemanufactured at a very low cost.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of conthe bottom thereof, and Fig. 4 a view of the blank fromwhich the shelf is constructed.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates a sink provided with the usualrolled upper edge 10.

The shelf is shown as constructed from a single metal blank indicatedgenerally at B. This blank is of arcuate form and has the ends thereoflocated in line disposed at right angles to each other. The ends of theblanks in forming the shelf are bent outwardly and inwardly to producecurved portions 11 and 12 adapted to be engaged over the rolled upperedges of adjacent sides of a sink. The blank is further provided with aplurality of perforations 13 which serves as a means for drainingmaterial supported upon the shelf.

In applying the shelf to the sink A the curved portions 11 and 12 of theshelf are disposed downwardly and the shelf is then positioned insubstantially the same plane.

as the upper edge of the sink and moved inwardly of the latter to theposition shown in Fig. 1 when the curved portions 11 and 12 of the shelfwill engage over the rolled upper edges 10 of adjacent sides of the sinkand secure the shelf to the latter. It will be noted that the curved orrolled portions 11 and 12 form corresponding split cylinders havingtheir longitudinal edges disposed respectively beyond their diameters,while the intermediate portion of the shelf is disposed between thecommon parallel tangents of the cylinders.

What I claim is: A sink shelf constructed from an arcuate metal blankhaving its straight edges disposed at right angles to each other androlled to form longitudinally split cylinders with the intermediateportion of the shelf disposed in a plane substantially tangential toboth cylinders and the free longitudinal edges of said cylinders beingdisposed at a less distance from the fixed edge than the length of thediameter of the sink bead whereby the movement of the shelf along thebisector of a corner of the sink will spring the free longitudinal edgesof the cylinders over the sink bead and secure the shelf to the sink.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture, in presence of twoWitnesses.

ALICE P. CURTISS. Witnesses:

FRANK J. PENFIELD, HENRY D. BOSTWIOK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for-five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

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